Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean all your outdoor landscape projects have to be placed on hold. In fact, if you take some time to learn about simple front yard landscaping ideas for winter and implement them, you will have the best looking house on the block for the entire the season. Here are six simple front yard landscaping ideas to help get you started.
1. Does a Fairy Garden Make a Good Simple Front Yard Landscaping Feature?
Yes. In fact, fairy gardens are the latest unique feature being seen in garden landscapes throughout the country. There are so many different ways you can create a fairy garden and they can be placed just about anywhere.
- In a container
- At the trunk of a tree between the roots
- Within your existing plant beds or flower boxes
- In teacups placed within your landscape decor
- In an old rustic barrel
- In a birdbath (without the water of course)
- In an old wagon, which can then be moved around if needed
Designing your fairy garden is fun and very easy to do. You simply decide on the foundation you want to use then add some soil, peat moss, small rocks or anything else you want as the base. Then you add whatever attractive features you’d like. You can use different types of miniatures in a variety of styles. For example, you can add a mini park bench, street lamp, small flowers or colorful plants of any kind. Or, how about a trellis, tiny cobblestones, miniature birdhouse, water feature with a small bridge, miniature village or anything else that strikes your fancy. If you need some inspiration or don’t know where to purchase fairy garden supplies and accessories, you can find them at etsy.com or just about anywhere else online for that matter. Additionally, pinterest.com is a great place to get some ideas for building and designing your fairy garden.
2. Can I Use a Terrarium in my Front Yard Winter Landscape?
You can most definitely use a terrarium in your front yard winter landscape. Just make sure the container you’ve chosen is suitable for outdoor use and that the plants you’ve chosen are seasonably appropriate. You can find terrariums of all kinds from a variety of websites on the internet. And some of them even sell terrarium kits you can buy as well.
3. Are There any Trees That are Colorful and Would Look Good in my Winter Front Yard Landscape?
Colorful trees are the perfect way to make your winter front yard landscape pop and there are plenty of varieties from which you can choose. Perhaps a Persian parriotia, beech trees, a red or white oak tree, coral bark maple, sugar tyme crabapple, Bodinier beautyberry, red twig dogwood or any type of evergreen tree can be used as well. Just make sure you check your growing zone before making any purchases.
4. How Can I Add a Beachy Feel to my Front Yard Winter Landscape?
You can really have some fun with this idea. Just grab some sand from your local home improvement store and select the perfect spot for your beach theme. This could be in an existing flower bed, beneath a tree, in a old kiddie pool or any chosen spot on your lawn. Spread out the sand and add some colorful beach decor such as coral, driftwood, an old anchor and some winter ornamental grasses, such as the Panicum, which glows beautifully in the winter evening sun.
Adding a little slice of summer to your winter landscape is a great way to grab attention and to give everyone something to look forward to. And you will probably be the only one on the block who doesn’t have a problem doing something aside from the traditional winter landscape decor.
5. What Can I do With my Winter Garden Containers?
Winter garden containers and planters are a great way to create your very own winter wonderland. And they’re very easy to transform into festive holiday containers when needed. Just grab your favorite container and add some red twig dogwood, some pine branches and pine cones with sprays of holly berries. You can also add some faux fruit for added color. This is just one idea, but there are many. These are extremely easy to do and you can get as creative as you want by adding a touch of your own personal sense of style to them. Design as many as you like and place them around your front yard, along your sidewalk, by your front door, at the front or sides of your garage or anywhere else you’d like.
6. How do I add Some Lighting to my Winter Landscape?
Adding some lighting is a great way to jazz up your winter landscape. You could install some landscaping rope lights along the sidewalks and driveway, low voltage landscape lighting that can be strategically placed around the yard, you can add some glow in the dark spray paint to your planters or containers. Or you could insert some Tiki lights or solar lights in bunches into a pot and place some winter decor such as holly berries, pine or other accents around them. And don’t forget the ever popular firepit, which can be just as easily placed in your front yard as it can in the back yard.
The Bottom Line
There are so many simple front yard landscaping designs you could use to enhance your winter curb appeal. You just have to spend a little time thinking about what you want to do then planning out how you will put it all together. If you need a little inspiration, pinterest.com is a great place to start. Pinterest has a multitude of unique and easy DIY ideas you can use to create a front yard winter wonderland you are proud to call your own.
2 Point Highlight
1. Â Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean all your outdoor landscape projects have to be placed on hold.
2. Â There are so many simple front yard landscaping designs you could use to enhance your winter curb appeal.
